Irani Cup 2024-25 Day 1 Highlights: MUM 237/4 vs ROI at Stumps; Rahane, Sarfaraz keep Mumbai in control

And that’s Stumps on Day 1. 

Mumbai 237/4

Ajinkya Rahane 86 and Sarfaraz Khan 54 are the unbeaten batters for Mumbai. Both have built a strong partnership after Mukesh Kumar wreaked havoc in the first session. 

Shreyas Iyer contributed an important half-century before departing for 57 off a Yash Dayal delivery. 

Both teams have left the field. But a lot of intense discussion is happening at the centre between the umpires and team staff. 

Play has been stopped due to bad lighting. Rahane and Sarfaraz have walked back to the pavilion but the fielders want to play on. 

Suthar bowling wide, going down leg side. Rahane choosing to defend and ball is padded away. A maiden for Suthar, his fourth this innings. 

Sarfaraz on strike against Saransh. Driven to long on for a single. Misfield! Rahane guides the ball to mid-off but Yash Dayal fumbles, leaking three runs. 

Suthar with the ball. Rahane with a strong defence, padding away a couple of balls. No run added to the scoreboard.

Saransh returns. Two singles off the over.

A maiden for Yash Dayal. There was a brief pause as the Mumbai batters wanted to check the light.

Looks like they will play on. Saransh comes in and gives away just one run. 

Fifty for Sarfaraz Khan. He was almost run out on the previous ball but puts it behind with a glorious on drive off Dayal’s next delivery. 50 off just 69 balls. FOUR! Rahane with a cover drive straight out of the textbook.

Half chance for ROI. Sarfaraz hits his slog sweep straight towards Ricky Bhui at deep mid wicket but the ball lands just short of the fielder.

Yash Dayal replaces Suthar. Almost! He pitches a delivery on good length which shapes away from Sarfaraz and misses the edge by a whisker.

Sarfaraz and Rahane find it relatively easier to rotate strike in this Saransh over. Five runs from it.

Saransh Jain from the other end. A tidy start to the spell as he gives just two singles.

FOUR! Just a tad quicker through the air from Suther and Sarfaraz is waiting to late cut it through third man. FOUR again! He mimics the previous shot and opens the blade at the last second to late cut this. Third boundary of the over. Slog sweeps this fuller delivery and breaches the rope at mid wicket. 15 come from it.

FOUR! Rahane steps down the track and lofts Manav Suthar right back over his head. Fifty-run stand between him and Sarfaraz.

Prasidh to continue. A single to fine leg for Rahane. That’s the only run from the over.

Rahane goes for a slog sweep against Suther but misses. Appeals for leg before but this one is sliding down leg. Sarfaraz with a wild heave over mid wicket, miscues but clears the fielder and takes two runs. Six runs from the over.

Three singles in Manav Suthar’s over to start the third session.

Prasidh Krishna to bowl from the other end. On the pads and Sarfaraz pokes it to square leg for one. Rahane with a nudge to deep fine leg for the second single of the over.

Sarfaraz and Rahane back in the middle to continue for Mumbai.

Sarafarz mistimes the shot. A top edge by the batter as he tries to sweep it but it lands safely, short of long leg. He manages to rotate strike. Just a run off Suthar’s over. 

Mukesh starts with a bouncer that goes above the batter and keeper to the boundary for wides. Much tighter by the pacer. Beats Sarfaraz as it swings back in. Four! Rahane with great footwork and hits it to the cover fence. 

Tea break

Saransh Jain into the attack. Rahane moves back and hits it to backward point for a single. Three singles off the over. 

Mukesh with the ball. Rahane on the defence. A second maiden for the pacer. 

150 up for Mumbai! But Rahane seems to have hurt his left thumb. Mumbai’s physio is taking a look at it. Rahane continues. Just two runs off the over. 

Mukesh returns. Four! Sarafarz places it just right between slip and gully. Another four! This time, Sarfaraz cuts it past backward point. Eight off the over.

Only one run off Saransh Jain’s over. 

Dayal returns and starts with two dots. No ball! Oversteps in the third. Sarafaraz gets an inside edge that goes past the stump to fine leg. Another single to end the over. 

Rahane with a push to long on to get a single against Saransh Jain. Sarfaraz sweeps to third man for another single.

There’s an appeal for caught behind for Sarfaraz but it came off the thigh pad. Sarfaraz gets a single on the final delivery of Dayal’s over.

GONE! Shreyas Iyer is caught at covers. Yash Dayal gives the breakthrough. Shreyas chips his drive as he reaches too far from his body to get to it.

Shreyas Iyer c Gaikwad b Dayal 57(84)

Sarfaraz Khan at No. 6. Off the mark with a clip through square leg, gets two runs.

Prasidh again. FIFTY for Shreyas Iyer. He gets it with an edge of the slips. 53 off 80 deliveries. Two runs off the next delivery through backward point. A quick single to end the over.

SIX! Rahane goes down the ground against Suthar and clears the long off fence. He gets to his fifty with a single to mid off. 50 off 103 balls for the Mumbai skipper. That’s also the 100-run partnership.

Prasidh to Shreyas, too wide and Shreyas slashes it over covers for a FOUR. Another boundary. A soft punch through backward point for the second boundary of the over. Shreyas Iyer on 48 now.

Suthar bowls a maiden over. Rahane defends all six deliveries.

Much-needed boundary for Mumbai. Skipper Rahane uses his wrist to hit it to square leg for a boundary. Another four for Rahane! He moves to the 40s with a four to midwicket. 

Manav Suthar starts his fifth over. Shreyas too reached the 40-run mark with a single. Three runs off the over

A single to reach the 100-mark for Mumbai. Mukesh using the short ball against Shreyas. He gets an edge off the last ball but lands short of Jurel behind the stumps. 

Manav Suthar returns. Rahane on the defence but sneaks in a run.

Mukesh with the ball. Two dots to start it off. Rahane pushes the third to cover and defends the fourth straight to the bowler. Looks like there is some damage to the ball and a replacement has been brought in. ROI players having a long discussion with the umpires regarding the ball change. Gaikwad doesn’t look happy. 

Play resumes after a brief pause. Just a run off the over.

Manav Suthar to bowl his third. Five runs off the over. 

A change in attack. Mukesh replaces Dayal. FOUR! On the pads for Shreyas and he glances it to the fine leg fence. SIX! Lofts the next delivery over covers. Shreyas is on 37 off 56 deliveries now.

The partnership is now worth 50 runs.

Manav Suthar returns for his second spell. Rahane cuts for a single. The third delivery keeps a touch low, Shreyas is on his back foot but manages to get an inside edge to short fine leg. Rahane drives to mid off and gets a quick single.

Rahane picks up three runs with a clip off his pads. Dayal pitches it at good length and the ball jags back into the right-hander. Rahane able to work it away through the on side. He’s moved to 24 now. 

A mini mixup between Rahane and Shreyas in the next over. The latter plays to mid wicket and denies Rahane a single. It’s a direct hit and the Mumbai captain has to scurry back to get back in in time. FOUR! The first boundary of the session. Shreyas nudges it between the second slip and gully.

Shreyas picks a couple with a flick off his pads against Dayal.

Prasidh beats the outside edge off successive deliveries. This time it’s Shreyas who first misses a back foot punch. The next is fuller and he fails to execute his front foot defence.

Three singles in the Dayal over to start the second session.

Prasidh puts in a bouncer to Shreyas which the batter is able to defend. A chip down the ground does not come from the middle of his blade, two more runs.

The players have returned after the lunch break. Yash Dayal to start the second session for Rest of India. 

Shreyas, Rahane at the crease for Mumbai. 

Dayal returns. Rahane leaves the first and defends the second. Pushes the fourth for a quick single. Just one run from the over. Another maiden for him. 

Prasidh to bowl the 20th over. Rahane playing on the safer side, leaves the first three balls. Prasidh still getting some swing here. 

And that’s lunch.

Manav Suthar begins his campaign. The spinner gives away only a run in his first over.

Another spinner into the attack. Saransh Jain starts with a no ball. First maximum! Shreyas connects well and flicks it for a six over midwicket. 14 runs off the over. 

Prasidh Krishna bowls a maiden over. He is sticking to the fourth-stump line and not making it easy to pick runs. 

Mukesh bowls the next over. Back-to-back bouncers for Shreyas Iyer but the second one hits him on the abdomen. Maiden for Mukesh. 

Shreyas Iyer gets a boundary. Prasidh gets his edge but it runs through the slip cordon.

Prasidh beats the outside edge! Mhatre is lured into a cover drive due to the good length but the ball moves away and just misses taking a feather. A leg bye to fine leg.

Mukesh back into the attack. WICKET! Mukesh does Mhatre with a bouncer. A top edge off an attempted pull shot and Dhruv Jurel gets under it.

Ayush Mhatre c Jurel b Mukesh 19(35)

Shreyas Iyer is the new man in. Gets off the mark off his first delivery.

A change in bowling. Prasidh Krishna to bowl his first over. He probes Mhatre outside the off stump who is more than happy to shoulder arms and see the over out.

Rahane drives the first delivery from Dayal and collects two runs. Two more singles in the over.

Rahane with an off drive against Mukesh to pick two runs. A fair bit of swing on offer for the right-arm seamer. Yash Dayal bowls a no ball in the next over. Tries a couple of bouncers to Rahane but the veteran is up for it and pulls it for a boundary.

Teenager Mhatre dealing in boundaries in the fifth over. A bit of discussion between ROI captain Gaikwad and the umpire regarding the ball and a replacement is being used. Dayal in the sixth over. Just one run from it. 

Rahane joins Mhatre at the centre. After a huge blow in the third over, Mumbai has its task cut out. Mukesh Kumar picked two crucial wickets in the same over. A quiet fourth over by Yash Dayal with four runs coming off it.

Mukesh strikes again! This time, it is Hardik Tamore who attempts a drive but edges it. An easy catch for keeper Jurel behind. 

Hardik Tamore c †Jurel b Mukesh Kumar 0 (3)

Prithvi Shaw is caught by Padikkal at second slip off Mukesh’s delivery. He was looking to drive the ball but could get only an edge. 

Prithvi Shaw c Padikkal b Mukesh Kumar 4 (7)

Prithvi Shaw and debutant Ayush Mhatre start for Mumbai. Shaw with a solitary boundary in the first over and just two runs from the second. 

Rest of India: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel (WK)*, Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, Yash Dayal

Mumbai: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Shams Mulani, Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan, Ayush Mhatre, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Tamore (wk), Tanush Kotian, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Avasthi, Mohammad Juned Khan

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Toss update: Rest of India’s Ruturaj Gaikwad has won the toss and opts to bowl first against Mumbai. 

Good news from Lucknow! The update after inspection is that the toss has been scheduled for 10 AM after which play will begin at 10:15 AM. 

Next inspection is at 9:45 am. 

Word coming in that the toss has been delayed due to a wet outfield. 

The next inspection at 9:45AM.

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Rest of India: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, Yash Dayal, Ricky Bhui, Shashwat Rawat, Khaleel Ahmed, Rahul Chahar

Mumbai: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan, Ayush Mhatre, Shreyas Iye r, Siddhesh Lad, Suryansh Shedge, Hardik Tamore (wk), Sidhaant Addhatrao (wk), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Himanshu Singh, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Avasthi, Mohammad Juned Khan, Royston Dias.

When will Irani Cup 2024-25 match between Mumbai and Rest of India start?

The Irani Cup 2024-25 match between Mumbai and Rest of India will start at 9:30 AM IST. 

When will Irani Cup 2024-25 match between Mumbai and Rest of India take place?

The Irani Cup 2024-25 match between Mumbai and Rest of India will start on Tuesday, October 1. 

Where will Irani Cup 2024-25 match between Mumbai and Rest of India be played?

The Irani Cup 2024-25 match between Mumbai and Rest of India will be played at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. 

Where to watch Irani Cup 2024-25 match between Mumbai and Rest of India?

The live telecast of Duleep Trophy 2024 will be on Sports18 Network. It can be streamed on Jio Cinema app and website.